I really don't like watching college tennis, on television, for the following reasons:
1) The split screen is annoying...it's annoying when ESPN does it at slams, even briefly, and it's far more prevalent in college tennis broadcasts.
2) The camerawork and coverage is decidedly low budget feeling. It's like some random guy just went out and filmed his match at the local courts.
3) The team atmosphere doesn't appeal to me that much: people yelling out, the frenetic energy, the lack of professionalism compared with the pros...it's not for me.
4) The terrible line calls/cheating. The umpires don't seem to do much. It's embarrassing for college tennis that D1 men don't play lets because of all the cheating. Why isn't there automatic line calling system in use? No other major sport that I know of is essentially self-refereed at that level.
Watching in person is more fun, though I'd rather watch a low-level prize money tournament. I used to coach two college teams, both of which were weak D3 programs. I support college tennis, but to me, it's not that interesting to watch on television for those reasons.
